Wall bracket for bottles



, Aug; 22, 1939' A. H. PAYSON HAL 2,170,063

WALL BRACKET FOR BOTTLES 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 23, 1957 Aug. 22,1939 A. H; PAYSQN El A1. 99

WALL BRACKET FOR BOTTLES Filed Feb. 23, 1937 2 Sheehs-Shet -2 PatentedAug. 22, 1939 UNITED STATES WALL BRACKET FOR. BOTTLES Arthur H. Paysonand Charles Duevel, Jr., Norwich, Conn, assignors to The AmericanThermos Bottle Company, Norwich, Conn, a

corporation of Ohio Application February 23, 1937, Serial No. 127,001

1 Claim.

This invention relates to wall brackets for bottles and is particularlydesirable for use with vacuum bottles, which are designed to maintaintheir liquid contents at substantially the same temperatures for longperiods of time.

A principal object of the invention is to provide abracket to support abottle in parallel swinging relation to the wall to which the bracket isaflixed, whereby the bottle may be turned for the purpose of pouringtherefrom liquid contents therein contained.

Another principal object of the invention is to lock the bottle to thebracket, which is a very desirable feature where the same is to be usedin public or semi-public places, and at the same time permit the bottleto be freely used.

Other objects will be apparent from reading this specification inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is avertical side view, partly in cross section, of a bracket embodying ourinvention;

Figure 2 is a plan view looking down upon the bracket and bottle, thelatter being fragmentarily shown;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line? 3-3 of Figure1; V Figure 4 is a side elevation showing modified means for securingthe bottle to the bracket; and

Figure 5 is a plan view of the bracket and bottle holder shown in Figure4.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, in which similar charactersrefer to similar parts throughout, I0 represents a bottle havingintegrally secured thereto the bottle side of the bracket I I, having arecess I2, adapted to receive the coupling-rod I3, which connects thebottle side of the bracket II to the wall side of the bracket 3|. Thiscoupling I3 is revolvably supported in the bearings I l of the wallplate I5. At the wall end of the coupling I3 and integrally mountedcentrally thereon is a disk plate I6, which in conjunction with theinner side of the wall plate I5, has an annular ball race, in which arecontained the bearing balls I1. The wall plate I5 has a recess I8 at itsinner side to accommodate the disk I6, and is spaced from the wall 2|sumciently to avoid interference of the wall with the movement of saiddisk. vAn annular flange I3 is provided on the coupling I3. The flangeI3 is of greater circumference than the coupling passage in the face ofthe wall side of the bracket and serves to limit longitudinal movementof the coupling I3.

The coupling I3 has a circumferential groove I9 into which the bottomside of the plug 20 extends, the said plug being in threadedrelationship with the bottle side of the bracket II for such purpose.Preferably this plug 20 is screwed down tight to the coupling I3, so asto make it unitary therewith, which is desirable when the coupling I3 isrevolvable as shown in Figure 1. When, however, the coupling I3 ismounted in a fixed position, or in the event of the same binding so asnot to be revolvable, then the plug 20 is screwed down only far enoughto occupy a sliding relationship with the bottom of the groove I9. Theplate I5 may be secured to a wall or other upright support 2| in anyconvenient manner, as by the screws 22.

In Figures 4 and 5, a modified form of bracket is shown. In these views,the bottle side of the bracket is not integral with the bottle, as isthe case in Figure 1. Here we have a coupling element I I which in itsinner construction is similar to the coupling element of the bottle sideof the bracket II shown in Figure 1. It is understood that this bracketis otherwise of the construction shown in Figure 1, the details of whichare not shown in Figures 4 and 5 because the showing thereof in saidfigures would be a mere repetition of the showing contained in Figure 1.Integral with the coupling element II is a band section 23, which isoffset from the coupling element I I by the link 24, which is secured toboth the coupling element II and the band section 23. It is obvious thatthis link 24 may be omitted, and the band section 23 joined direct tothe coupling element II. Another band section 25 is hinged at 26 to theband section 23, and the free ends of these band sections are so formedas to be adapted to be secured together by a pin 21, and locked at 28.In Figure 4, the bottle to which this form of bracket is particularlyadapted is shown. Annular projections 29 and 30 extend outwardly fromsaid bottle, so that their outside circumferences are greater than theinner circumference of the band sections, so as to secure the bottleagainst being withdrawn from the band, when the same is in lockedcondition.

Assuming that the bottle ID has been supplied with a liquid, the bottlemay be tilted to pouring position in a parallel plane with the wall towhich the bracket is secured. To overcome any friction between thecoupling I3 and the plate I5, in which said coupling is adapted to turn,

ball bearings I4 and II are provided, the balls I4 carrying the couplingI3, and the balls I! acting as bearings for the disc It, the tendency ofwhich would otherwise be to contact with the a revolvable couplingelement extending through the aperture in said support, a disk securedto the inner end of said coupling element and extending radiallytherefrom, an annular flange on said coupling element exteriorly of thesupport, said disk and flange cooperating with the wall of the chamberof said support to maintain the revolvable coupling in the aperture ofsaid support, and means for securing a bottle to the outer end of saidcoupling element.

ARTHUR H. PAYSON. CHARLES O. DUEVEL, JR.

